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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-04-1985 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by Joe W Jackson, Mayor ROLL CALL FEBRUARY 4, 1985 _ By City Clerk Councilmen pre-se -lin-Were —'Susan Boothe, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E A Snider,T1k66 Jackson and Emerson Morgan Also present were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Jerry Conner, Finance Director, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, James Ajax, Director of Public Works, and Max Bigby, Assistant Planner CONSENT AGENDA Mrs Boothe moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Snider Motion carried Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of regular meeting, held January 21, 1985 b) Bills To approve General Clains in the amount of $144,084 19, Claim warrant nos 41181 through 41308 To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $264,770 62, Payroll Warrant Nos 1687 through 1846 and 1847 through 2013 To authorize the writ6L6ff of $36,849 94 in Court accounts re- ceivable and to turn-th6 entire amount over for collection To approve bad debt write-offs in the amount of $1,348 00 and, of this amount, authorize $1,348 00 to be turned over for collection To approve voiding of Treasurer's checks unredeemed through May, 1983, totalling $137 63, and unredeemed claims warrants through April, 1983, totalling $10 00 c) Automated Garbage Collection System To approve the request by Basin Disnosal to perform a short-term test of an automated garbage collection system substantially as nresented to the City Council on January 28, 1985 d) EDA Grant Application for Oregon Avenue Extension To accept the local cost sharing plan for the Oregon Avenue Extension Project, if funded by EDA as an at-grade crossing, the City's committment being one-third of the local share of the total project cost e) Appointment of Council Representative to Tr-Cities Regional Research Bureau Board To appoint Councilmember Beverly Green as the City of Pasco representative on the Tri Cities Regional Research Bureau Board for 1985 f) Reappointment to Housing Authority Board To reappoint Shirley Sheppard to a five-year term of office on the Housing Authority Board of the City of Pasco and Franklin County, which term will expire on January 28, 1990, this appointment being made with the Concurrence of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners VISITORS There were no visitors wishing to address the council at this time REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS (Given during workshop session) Mayor Joe Jackson reported that at the last meeting of the Ben-Franklin Transit Authority, they reviewed proposed agreement and he found certain language not acceptable Further, their funding was on a month to month basis at the present time MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 4, 1985 PUBLIC HEARINGS MAYOR JACKSON DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE ON-STREET PARKING ON N 10TH AVENUE It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and all affected property owners notified by mall There were no written communications received Mr James Ajax elaborated, with the aid of a large visual map, on proposed plans for N 10th Avenue from "B" Street to Bonneville Plans include the upgrading of signals at 10th & Clark, 10th & Lewis and 10th & "A", widen Lewis, Columbia; 10th and "A" Street for better truck turning movements and overlay He was pleased to report that between two (2) grants applied for, the City of Pasco would get a much needed improvement at no cost to adjacent property owners Mr Larry Barrett, 815 S 10th, stated that parking was a vital necessity to small businessmen in the area and it was impossible to put in driveways due to concrete curbs and retaining walls He felt that property owners in this area had paid for an extra wide street and he resented the City taking it away from them He, too, cited problems of truck turning radius at 10th & "A" Mr Ajax stated in the last two years, there have been 7 accidents at the intersection of 10th & Clark, 22 accidents at the intersection of 10th & Lewis, and 23 accidents at the intersection of 10th & "A" and felt confident that something needed to be done Mr Ed Devine, 204 N 9th, expressed concern over left turn traffic going into Old National Bank just beyond traffic signal at 10th & Clark He felt this was a serious problem which had to be addressed in some fashion Mr Bill Pitzer, owner of N 10th Street Laundry, concurred that he had off-street parking, however, most of his staff were older ladies and he was concerned for their safety if they could not park in front where it was well lighted He suggested that the City consider buying the house between his business and barber shop and convert it to a parking lot In view of the fact that staff reported that no signing would be done to eliminate parking until it had full grant funding, Mr Pitzer requested that this be put in writing At this point, the City Manager assured Mr Pitzer that he would prepare a letter - stating that signs would not go up until and unless the project is funded Following three (3) calls from Mayor Jackson for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO 2534 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PARKING AND AMENDING CHAPTER 10 56 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 10 56 080 THEREOF Ordinance No 2534 was read by title only Mr Snider moved to adopt Ordinance No 2534, eliminating on-street parking in the vicinity of 10th Avenue Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) (Mr Snider suggested that consideration be given to moving bus stop to "B" Street and bear in mind the truck turning radius Mr Morgan felt we had some built in problems at 10th & Clark where cars turn into banks and he wanted some consideration there) MAYOR JACKSON DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF COURT STREET, BETWEEN ROADS 36 AND 40, AND NORTH OF BROWN STREET AND SPARTA'S ADDITION, SHOULD BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY It was noted that the hearing had been duly published in local newspaper and posted on three (3) places upon the property, as required by law There were no written communications MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 4, 1985 PUBLIC HEARING - Continued Mr Bigby reported in part " On September 4, 1984, the City Council met with the Notice of Intent petitioners at a public meeting, and by motion, declared their intent to annex the property The Boundary Review Board has approved the Kidwell annexation, but relocated the north boundary line to the north line of Court Street The Council is authorized to consider the annexation boundary only as amended The Kidwell's signatures, in addition to outside utility agreement on file with the City constitutes a sufficient annexation petition The proposed Ordinance, if adopted, would make February 11, 1985 the effective date of the annexation and subject to the following conditions 1 The area will assume its share of existing bonded indebtedness, 2 Zoning will be assigned subsequent to annexation 3 State law gives the Boundary Review Board the authority to adjust proposed annexation boundaries to resolve City/County boundary disputes The Council cannot consider any other boundary than that established by the Boundary Review Board " Following three (3) calls from Mayor Jackson for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO 2535 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ANNEXATION AND ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF PASCO Ordinance No 2535 was read by title only Mr Snider moved to adopt Ordinance No 2535, annexing certain real property to the City of Pasco Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION NO 1668 A RESOLUTION IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE CONSOLIDATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES AND SOLICITING THE NON-PARTISAN SUPPORT OF ALL WASHINGTON' LEGISLATORS FOR ITS PASSAGE Resolution No 1668 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to approve Resolution No 1668, in support of the proposed legislation relating to the consolidation of Washington cities and towns, a copy of which is attached to this resolution Seconded by Mr Snider Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1669 I A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILS OF THE CITIES OF PASCO AND KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, DECLARING FEBRUARY 22, 1985 AS ARVID GRANT DAY AND DIRECTING THE INTER-CITY BRIDGE COMMITTEE TO TAKE SUCH REASONABLE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO HONOR ARVID GRANT IN THE CITIES OF PASCO AND KENNEWICK Resolution No 1669 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to approve Resolution No 1669, declaring February 22, 1985 as Arvid Grant Day and directing the Intercity Bridge Committee to take the necessary actions to honor Arvid Grant in the cities of Pasco and Kennewick Seconded by Mr Snider Motion carried ATT yn W 1 s, City C erk PASSED and APPROVED this 7 day o , 1985 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 4, 1985 NEW BUSINESS Financial Advisor/Underwriter Mr Snider moved to approve the agreement with Boettcher and Company to provide financial advisor/underwriting services to the City and, further, to authorize the City Manager to sign such agreement on behalf of the City Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried (Finance Director, Jerry Conner, introduced Mr Andy Davidoff - representing Boettcher and Company to the City Council and staff) Market Analysis for Exhibition/Trade Center Mr Snider moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the Professional Services Contract, employing Laventhol and Horwath to conduct a Market Analysis Study for the "Exhibition/Trade Center" project, not to exceed $7,500 Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Councilman Snider called attention to the fact that S 9th, 11th, 12th and 13th Avenues were not truck routes, were not improved as such, and urged tighter enforcement by our Police Department Staff so noted ADJOURNMENT No further business, meeting adjourned at 9 00 P M I I